Deirdre A Agnew
Work in Law Offices of Deirdre A. Agnew
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Family Law, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Wills
1450 E. Boot Road, Building 400A, West Chester, PA 19380
About Deirdre A Agnew
Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Personal Injury
- Real Estate
- Wills
Education
- Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware, 1991Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Phi Delta Phi, National Legal Honor Society
- Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1988B.A.
- Major: History
- Major: English
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Delta Nu Sorority
Representative Cases
- BROWN v. MUHLENBERG TOWNSHIP, Kim BROWN; David Brown, H/W, Appellants, v. MUHLENBERG TOWNSHIP , Deirdre brought suit on behalf of the dog owners against a Muhlenberg Township police officer who shot and killed a family dog in an unprovoked incident. This was the first appellate level case in Pennsylvania that ever recognized intentional infliction of emotional distress for the death of a pet. The court also recognized a civil rights case against the officer under the 4th Amendment for seizure of property.
- BROWN v. MUHLENBERG TOWNSHIP, Kim BROWN; David Brown, H/W, Appellants, v. MUHLENBERG TOWNSHIP , Deirdre brought suit on behalf of the dog owners against a Muhlenberg Township police officer who shot and killed a family dog in an unprovoked incident. This was the first appellate level case in Pennsylvania that ever recognized intentional infliction of emotional distress for the death of a pet. The court also recognized a civil rights case against the officer under the 4th Amendment for seizure of property.
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1991
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 2000
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2010
Other Affiliations
- Doris Jones Freed American Inn Of Court, 1999 - Present (Barrister)
- Chester County Bar Association (Member)
- Pennsylvania Bar Association (Member)
- Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court (Master)
Past Positions
- Chester Co. Ct. Of Common Pleas, Law Clerk to Honorable Charles B. Smith, 1991 - 1992
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Law Clerk to Honorable Charles B. Smith, 1992 - 1994
- Fireman's Fund Ins. Co., Associate, 1994 - 1996
Fraternities and Sororities
- Delta Nu
Office Info
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